Singapore vs Taiwan: Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected

Singapore
0.9384
in 2023
Taiwan
0.8617
in 2023
Singapore rank
230th
Taiwan rank
232nd

Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected over time

  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
0246195019862023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.9384 against 0.8617 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0767.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.

Singapore ranks 230th and Taiwan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Taiwan Difference Ahead
1950s 5.74 5.79 0.0545 Taiwan
1960s 4.42 4.76 0.3402 Taiwan
1970s 2.32 3.05 0.7303 Taiwan
1980s 1.56 2 0.4374 Taiwan
1990s 1.41 1.69 0.2771 Taiwan
2000s 1.1 1.19 0.0861 Taiwan
2010s 0.9568 1.09 0.1365 Taiwan
2020s 0.9382 0.9172 0.021 Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to, Singapore or Taiwan?
Singapore, at 0.9384 against 0.8617 in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to between Singapore and Taiwan?
0.0767, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Taiwan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Taiwan rank globally for effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to?
Singapore ranks 230th and Taiwan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to survive until childbearing age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed